About

Bio
Kate Brandes lives in the small river town of Riegelsville, Pennsylvania, with her husband and two sons.  She’s a creative writer and artist interested in sense of place. Kate has also worked as a geologist and environmental scientist for more than twenty years. She currently teaches geology, creative writing and a course on Landscape, Culture and Story of Place at Moravian University. She also co-directs the Moravian Writers’ Conference.

Selected Essays, News, and Interviews

• Scientist Turned Women’s Fiction Writer: How My Environmental Science Background Helped Me Find My Writing Voice

• Interview with 17 Scribes

• Guest blog on Writer Unboxed: A Community of Debut Authors Unite to Help Each Other

• Interview on Huffington Post

• Q&A with Kate Brandes: Women Writers, Women’s Books

• Owning a New Identity, as Writer

• Podcast with the Liars Club (Oddcast)

• Podcast with New Books Network